SEATTLE -- Albert Pujols
moved his way up another of baseball's all-time lists, then showed he's
still got the savvy to steal a base when needed and provide his team a
little extra cushion.
Pujols' RBI double in the top of the 11th inning scored Mike Trout from first base and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Pujols' third hit of the game was a line drive down the right-field line off reliever James Pazos (0-1). Seattle right fielder Ben Gamel made the risky decision to dive for the liner that he had little chance of getting and it bounced up against the wall, allowing Trout to race from first with the go-ahead run. It was the 1,840th RBI of Pujols' career and he passed Al Simmons and Ted Williams for 14th on the all-time list.
Pujols later stole third and scored on Andrelton Simmons fielder's choice, providing a key insurance run as the Angels won for the seventh time in eight games.
"Albert, his legs feel better, he's moving better this year," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "His foot is healed up from the last couple of years, both feet, so he's moving better and he has a great field sense out there. It's a tough base to take."
Deolis Guerra (2-1) pitched the final two innings to get the victory. He was the last of six pitchers used by the Angels in relief of starter Matt Shoemaker, pitching at Safeco Field for the first time since being hit in the head by a line drive last September.
"Once I started my routine, getting warmed up for the game, getting ready, it wasn't even a thought -- which was great," Shoemaker said.
The Angels took a 4-3 lead in the eighth after Kole Calhoun's two-run homer off Seattle closer Edwin Diaz. They preserved the lead in the bottom of the inning when Cameron Maybin pulled back a possible home run off the bat of Guillermo Heredia.
But Seattle pulled even in the bottom of the ninth off Angels closer Bud Norris. Jarrod Dyson singled with one out, Gamel walked with two outs and Robinson Cano beat the Angels' defensive shift for the second time in the game, punching a single through the left side to score Dyson from second with the tying run. Cano also beat the shift for an RBI single in the third.
"Our guys fought back, did a nice job there to tie it up," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "I was hoping we could get over the hump there in the bottom of the ninth."
Shoemaker was on the mound in Seattle for the first time since last Sept. 4 when he took a frightening line drive to the head off the bat of Kyle Seager. The 105 mph line drive struck Shoemaker just above the right ear and he had surgery to stop bleeding on his brain immediately after he was hit. The Angels traveled to Oakland without him, while Los Angeles athletic trainer Adam Nevala stayed with Shoemaker in Seattle until he was able to travel.
Shoemaker didn't appear rattled being back in Seattle. He gave up a pair of runs in the third on RBI singles by Cano and Nelson Cruz, but he had retired eight of nine batters before Danny Valencia's homer in the sixth that gave Seattle a 3-2 lead.
STREAKS
Trout extended his hitting streak to 15 games, tied for the longest of his career. ... Cruz extended his hitting streak to 11 games. ... Paxton saw his streak of 18 straight scoreless innings at home snapped.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
Angels: Los Angeles welcomed back infielder Luis Valbuena, who was activated from the disabled list. The Angels optioned right-handed pitcher Jose Valdez to Triple-A Salt Lake. Valbuena was out with a strained right hamstring. He is the 35th player used already this season by the Angels.
Mariners: Seattle selected right-handed pitchers Jean Machi and Emilio Pagan from Triple-A Tacoma to help with the bullpen. The two new pitchers were part of a flurry of roster moves by the Mariners as they opened the homestand. The Mariners designated pitcher Casey Fien for assignment and optioned first baseman Daniel Vogelbach to Triple-A Tacoma. They also transferred infielder Shawn O'Malley to the 60-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis. Fien allowed 10 earned runs in six appearances with the Mariners, while Vogelbach struggled at the plate hitting .143 in six games.
UP NEXT
Angels: Ricky Nolasco (2-2) goes for his third straight victory. Had a no decision in his first start this season against Seattle.
Mariners: Hisashi Iwakuma (0-2) looks to build on his last start when he allowed just an unearned run in 5 2/3 innings vs. Detroit.
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Los Angeles Angels
Pujols' RBI double in the top of the 11th inning scored Mike Trout from first base and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Pujols' third hit of the game was a line drive down the right-field line off reliever James Pazos (0-1). Seattle right fielder Ben Gamel made the risky decision to dive for the liner that he had little chance of getting and it bounced up against the wall, allowing Trout to race from first with the go-ahead run. It was the 1,840th RBI of Pujols' career and he passed Al Simmons and Ted Williams for 14th on the all-time list.
Pujols later stole third and scored on Andrelton Simmons fielder's choice, providing a key insurance run as the Angels won for the seventh time in eight games.
"Albert, his legs feel better, he's moving better this year," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "His foot is healed up from the last couple of years, both feet, so he's moving better and he has a great field sense out there. It's a tough base to take."
Deolis Guerra (2-1) pitched the final two innings to get the victory. He was the last of six pitchers used by the Angels in relief of starter Matt Shoemaker, pitching at Safeco Field for the first time since being hit in the head by a line drive last September.
"Once I started my routine, getting warmed up for the game, getting ready, it wasn't even a thought -- which was great," Shoemaker said.
The Angels took a 4-3 lead in the eighth after Kole Calhoun's two-run homer off Seattle closer Edwin Diaz. They preserved the lead in the bottom of the inning when Cameron Maybin pulled back a possible home run off the bat of Guillermo Heredia.
But Seattle pulled even in the bottom of the ninth off Angels closer Bud Norris. Jarrod Dyson singled with one out, Gamel walked with two outs and Robinson Cano beat the Angels' defensive shift for the second time in the game, punching a single through the left side to score Dyson from second with the tying run. Cano also beat the shift for an RBI single in the third.
"Our guys fought back, did a nice job there to tie it up," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "I was hoping we could get over the hump there in the bottom of the ninth."
Shoemaker was on the mound in Seattle for the first time since last Sept. 4 when he took a frightening line drive to the head off the bat of Kyle Seager. The 105 mph line drive struck Shoemaker just above the right ear and he had surgery to stop bleeding on his brain immediately after he was hit. The Angels traveled to Oakland without him, while Los Angeles athletic trainer Adam Nevala stayed with Shoemaker in Seattle until he was able to travel.
Shoemaker didn't appear rattled being back in Seattle. He gave up a pair of runs in the third on RBI singles by Cano and Nelson Cruz, but he had retired eight of nine batters before Danny Valencia's homer in the sixth that gave Seattle a 3-2 lead.
STREAKS
Trout extended his hitting streak to 15 games, tied for the longest of his career. ... Cruz extended his hitting streak to 11 games. ... Paxton saw his streak of 18 straight scoreless innings at home snapped.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
Angels: Los Angeles welcomed back infielder Luis Valbuena, who was activated from the disabled list. The Angels optioned right-handed pitcher Jose Valdez to Triple-A Salt Lake. Valbuena was out with a strained right hamstring. He is the 35th player used already this season by the Angels.
Mariners: Seattle selected right-handed pitchers Jean Machi and Emilio Pagan from Triple-A Tacoma to help with the bullpen. The two new pitchers were part of a flurry of roster moves by the Mariners as they opened the homestand. The Mariners designated pitcher Casey Fien for assignment and optioned first baseman Daniel Vogelbach to Triple-A Tacoma. They also transferred infielder Shawn O'Malley to the 60-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis. Fien allowed 10 earned runs in six appearances with the Mariners, while Vogelbach struggled at the plate hitting .143 in six games.
UP NEXT
Angels: Ricky Nolasco (2-2) goes for his third straight victory. Had a no decision in his first start this season against Seattle.
Mariners: Hisashi Iwakuma (0-2) looks to build on his last start when he allowed just an unearned run in 5 2/3 innings vs. Detroit.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Escobar grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Pujols doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Seager flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Heredia popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Maldonado singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar walked, Maldonado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado to third, Escobar to second on wild pitch by Paxton. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte grounded into fielder's choice to third, Trout out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura safe at third on throwing error by catcher Maldonado. | 0 | 0 |
| Gamel walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to left center, Segura scored, Gamel to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Cruz reached on infield single to third, Gamel scored, Canó to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Seager walked, Canó to third, Cruz to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Valencia grounded into fielder's choice to third, Seager out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Simmons singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Espinosa lined out to shortstop, Simmons to second on throwing error by shortstop Segura. | 0 | 2 |
| Maybin hit a ground rule double to left, Simmons scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Heredia struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Zunino walked. Zunino to second on wild pitch by Shoemaker. | 1 | 2 |
| Dyson flied out to center. Segura flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Calhoun grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout doubled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout to third on wild pitch by Paxton. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte hit sacrifice fly to center, Trout scored, Pujols to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Simmons flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Gamel popped out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Canó flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Paxton pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Espinosa lined out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Maybin walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Vincent relieved Paxton. | 2 | 2 |
| Maldonado flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Escobar singled to left, Maybin to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Rzepczynski relieved Vincent. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Shoemaker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Valencia homered to left (384 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Heredia hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Parker relieved Shoemaker. | 2 | 3 |
| Heredia stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Zunino struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Dyson grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Zych pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Zych relieved Rzepczynski. | 2 | 3 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Pujols singled to left center. | 2 | 3 |
| Valbuena hit for Marte. | 2 | 3 |
| Valbuena fouled out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Simmons walked, Pujols to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Espinosa struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Valbuena at first base. | 2 | 3 |
| Hernandez relieved Parker. | 2 | 3 |
| Segura singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Gamel sacrificed to third, Segura to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Canó grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Segura out at third. | 2 | 3 |
| Cruz flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Zych pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Maybin hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Revere hit for Maldonado. | 2 | 3 |
| Revere lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Escobar lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Díaz relieved Zych. | 2 | 3 |
| Maybin stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Calhoun homered to right (363 feet), Maybin scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Trout walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Graterol catching. | 4 | 3 |
| Álvarez relieved Hernandez. | 4 | 3 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Petit relieved Álvarez. | 4 | 3 |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Heredia flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jean Machi pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| J Machi relieved Díaz. | 4 | 3 |
| Valbuena flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Simmons grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| Espinosa grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Norris relieved Petit. | 4 | 3 |
| Powell hit for Zunino. | 4 | 3 |
| Powell flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Dyson singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Gamel walked, Dyson to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Canó singled to left center, Dyson scored, Gamel to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Canó out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jean Machi pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Ruiz catching. | 4 | 4 |
| Maybin grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Graterol singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Escobar grounded into double play, second to first, Graterol out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Deolis Guerra pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Guerra relieved Norris. | 4 | 4 |
| Seager flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Valencia lined out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Heredia walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Ruiz struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| James Pazos pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Pazos relieved J Machi. | 4 | 4 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Trout walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Pujols doubled to deep right, Trout scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Pujols stole third. | 5 | 4 |
| Valbuena walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Simmons grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Pujols scored, Valbuena out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| Espinosa struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Deolis Guerra pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Dyson flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .232 | .289 | .330 |
| Calhoun RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .250 | .325 | .361 |
| Trout CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | .363 | .455 | .706 |
| Pujols DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .248 | .291 | .376 |
| Marte 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .173 | .254 | .327 |
a-Valbuena PH-1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Simmons SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .280 | .357 | .390 |
| Espinosa 2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .160 | .223 | .287 |
| Maybin LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .211 | .317 | .296 |
| Maldonado C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .266 | .356 | .313 |
b-Revere PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .179 | .200 | .231 |
Graterol C
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 212 | |||
| a-fouled out to third for J Marte in the 7th b-lined out to left for M Maldonado in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Pujols 2 (5, Paxton, Pazos); Maybin (3, Paxton); Trout (10, Paxton) HR: Calhoun (3, 8th inning off Díaz 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Maybin (6), Marte (8), Calhoun 2 (9), Pujols (23), Simmons (8) SF: Marte 2-out RBI: Calhoun 2 GIDP: Escobar Angels RISP: 2-14 (Maldonado 0-1, Calhoun 1-3, Escobar 0-1, Simmons 0-3, Espinosa 0-2, Marte 0-1, Maybin 1-2, Pujols 0-1) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Maybin (4, 2nd base off Díaz/Zunino); Pujols (1, 3rd base off Pazos/Ruiz) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Maldonado (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 15,080 (31.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:40 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gabe Morales, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Tom Woodring |
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